An mRNA-based broad-spectrum antiviral inspired by ISG15 deficiency protects against viral infections in vitro and in vivo A human inborn error of immunity guided discovery and development of a prophylactic, mRNA-based antiviral.

#Medsk 🧪 #publichealth One Universal Antiviral to Rule Them All?
Taking inspiration from a rare mutation that makes people impervious to #viral diseases, a Columbia researcher is developing a therapy that could bestow this superpower on the rest of us.
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes like preterm delivery, preeclampsia linked to increased long-term heart failure risk in women, up to 46 years later. Early prevention and lifelong care needed. #WomensHealth #health #medicine #MedEd #MedSk #CardioSky #medicaleducation https://buff.ly/3E9N33D

Growth the size of a melon: a scrotum-swelling disease threatening thousands Efforts to eradicate the disfiguring mosquito-borne infection lymphatic filariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries

Efforts to eradicate the painful and disfiguring mosquito-borne infection lymphatic filariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries.
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